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'''Kenneth Keeler''' (Born 1961) is a comic writer and producer. He has written for numerous TV series, most notably ''The Simpsons'' and ''Futurama''.
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|gender= {{Male cast}}
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|job= Producer<br>Supervising producer<br>Writer
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|birthdate= {{birthdate|1961|12|2}}
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|deathdate=
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|status= Inactive
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|episodes= 57
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|seasons= [[Season 6]] - [[Season 9|9]], [[Season 14|14]]
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|first episode= "[[A Star Is Burns]]"
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|latest episode= "[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]"
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|first album= ''[[Songs in the Key of Springfield]]''
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|latest album= ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]''
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== Biography ==
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'''Kenneth "Ken" Keeler''' (born December 2, 1961) is an American television producer and writer. He served as a writer, co-producer, producer and supervising producer for ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He also worked for ''[[Futurama]]'' and ''[[The Critic]]''.
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After graduating from St. John's School in Houston, Texas, he studied applied mathematics at Harvard University, graduating summa cum laude in 1983. He earned a Ph.D. in applied mathematics in 1990; his doctoral thesis was on Map Representations and Optimal Encoding for Image Segmentation.
 
  
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After earning his doctorate, Keeler joined the Performance Analysis Department at AT&T Bell Laboratories.  He soon left Bell Labs to write for David Letterman and subsequently for various sitcoms, including several episodes of ''Wings'', ''News Radio'', ''The Simpsons'', ''Futurama'', and ''The Critic'', as well as the short-lived FOX claymation show ''The PJs''.
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== Awards ==
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{{TBT|{{W|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production|Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Television Production}}}}
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{{TB|[[1998]]<ref name="Annie1998">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120313093205/http://annieawards.org/26thwinners.html The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 26th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1998)"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson]]"<br>{{small|for "[[Checkin' In]]"}}}}
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{{TRs|'''Won'''|2}}
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{{TBT|{{W|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production|Annie Award for Music in an Animated Television Production}}}}
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{{TB|[[2003]]<ref name="Annie2003">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120313093552/http://annieawards.org/31stwinners.html The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 31st Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2003)"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]"}}
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{{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program}}|2}}
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{{TB|[[1996]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1996/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1996"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]"}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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{{TBT|[[1997]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1997/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less.) – 1997"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Homer's Phobia]]"}}
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{{TRs|'''Won'''|3}}
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{{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics}}|3}}
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{{TB|[[1997]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1997/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 1997"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Bart After Dark]]"<br>{{small|for "[[We Put the Spring in Springfield]]"}}}}
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{{TBT|[[1998]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1998/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 1998"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson]]"<br>{{small|for "[[Checkin' In]]"}}}}
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{{TBT|[[2003]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2003/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 2003"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]"<br>{{small|for "[[Everybody Hates Ned Flanders]]"}}}}
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{{TB|Nominated}}
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}}
  
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Keeler was instrumental in the creation of ''Futurama'', and served as a co-executive producer in its first three years, and as an executive producer in its fourth year. He was one of the show's most prolific writers, with nine episodes to his name (including the series finale, "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings", and the Writers Guild Award-winning "Godfellas"). Keeler wrote many of the original songs on both ''The Simpsons'' and ''Futurama'' during his time with the shows.  He is also the writer of the now-released direct-to-DVD ''Futurama'' movie ''Bender's Big Score''.
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== Credits ==
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=== Written by ===
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=== Story by ===
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*{{ep|The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase}}
  
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It is stated in a DVD commentary that Keeler owns the world's fourth-largest top hat collection<ref>''Futurama, Vol. 4''. DVD commentary for Episode 4ACV05 "A Taste of Freedom."</ref>; however, the statement may well be facetious.
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=== Co-producer ===
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=== Producer ===
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{{Season7A|all=yes|E6n=as Ken "Clown After Midnight" Keeler}}
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== Writing Credits ==
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=== Supervising producer ===
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=== ''The Simpsons'' episodes ===
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*"[[A Star Is Burns]]"
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=== Soundtrack ===
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*"[[Two Bad Neighbors]]"
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*{{ep|Bart After Dark|("[[We Put the Spring in Springfield]]")}}
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*"[[El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)]]"
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*{{ep|Brother from Another Series|("[[Cash and Cary]]")}}
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*"[[Brother from Another Series]]"
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*{{ep|The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson|("[[You're Checkin' In]]")}}
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*"[[The Principal and the Pauper]]"
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*{{ep|Dude, Where's My Ranch?|("[[Everybody Hates Ned Flanders]]")}}
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*"[[Treehouse of Horror VII]]" (co-writer)
 
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*"[[The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase]]" (story)
 
  
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=== For The Simpsons ===
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*{{alb|Songs in the Key of Springfield}}
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*{{alb|Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons}}
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*{{alb|The Simpsons: Testify}}
  
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==References==
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== See also ==
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*{{Written by}}
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== References ==
 
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[[Category:The Simpsons: Testify crew]]

Latest revision as of 12:54, January 26, 2023

This article is about the crew member. For the character, see Ken Keeler (character).
Ken Keeler
Ken Keeler.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Producer
Supervising producer
Writer
Birth date: December 2, 1961 (1961-12-02) (age 62)
Status:
Inactive
Number of episodes: 57
Seasons active: Season 6 - 9, 14
First episode: "A Star Is Burns"
Most recent episode: "Dude, Where's My Ranch?"
First album: Songs in the Key of Springfield
Latest album: The Simpsons: Testify


Kenneth "Ken" Keeler (born December 2, 1961) is an American television producer and writer. He served as a writer, co-producer, producer and supervising producer for The Simpsons. He also worked for Futurama and The Critic.

Awards[edit]

Award Year Episode Result
Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Television Production 1998[1] "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson"
for "Checkin' In" 		Won
Annie Award for Music in an Animated Television Production 2003[2] "Dude, Where's My Ranch?"
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program 1996[3] "Treehouse of Horror VI" Nominated
1997[4] "Homer's Phobia" Won
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics 1997[5] "Bart After Dark"
for "We Put the Spring in Springfield"
1998[6] "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson"
for "Checkin' In"
2003[7] "Dude, Where's My Ranch?"
for "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders" 		Nominated

Credits[edit]

Written by[edit]

Story by[edit]

Co-producer[edit]

Producer[edit]

Supervising producer[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

For The Simpsons[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 26th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1998)" (archived on Wayback Machine)
  2. ↑ The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 31st Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2003)" (archived on Wayback Machine)
  3. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) – 1996"
  4. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less.) – 1997"
  5. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 1997"
  6. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 1998"
  7. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 2003"


External links[edit]


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